Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers amid rift with Abdul El-Sayed
Stevens said the church appearance exposed a deeper rift in Michigan Democrats as the race tightens and early voting continues.
- On Sunday, Representative Haley Stevens, D-Mich., endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, a stunning break with her party just days before Election Day in a race that could determine Senate control.
- A public feud with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed prompted the split after he asked Stevens to stay away from campaign events; the two clashed over his rhetoric regarding Israel and an outside ad she called antisemitic.
- Stevens appeared alongside Rogers at Detroit's Perfecting Church on Sunday, praising his support for Black-owned businesses after El-Sayed said she was "no longer welcome in his campaign." The church event was arranged at the last minute.
- Democrats face a critical test in reuniting their coalition, as the endorsement threatens party support among Black and Jewish voters in the final days before Election Day.
- Voters choose between Rogers and El-Sayed on Tuesday in a tight Michigan race that could determine which party controls the United States Senate.
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Haley Stevens Endorses Rogers, Infuriating Democrats
A Democratic House member handed Michigan Republicans unexpected help in the critical Michigan Senator race on Sunday. Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed GOP nominated Mike Rogers over Democratic Abdul El-Sayed, days after securing party leaders she'd back Him and even texting that she was "voting straight Dem," Politicalo reports. Stevens, who...
Just 48 hours before the midterm elections, Haley Stevens, who lost the Democratic primary in Michigan, declared that she will support the Republican candidate for the Senate. Against her, the entire Democratic Party, which wrote her off. The post Michigan: Former Democratic rival El Sayed in the primaries supports the Republican candidate appeared first on in.gr.
Michigan's elected Democrat Haley Stevens publicly supported the Republican candidate for the mid-term election on Sunday.
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